Elizabeth Long is an Assistant Research Professor and Director of Research and Evaluation with the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC). In this role, she leads the quantitative evaluation of the RPC’s impact and investigates strategies for improving the reach of research among policymakers. Given her background in examining the etiology of substance misuse, she is particularly interested in bridging substance use research and policy. She has substantial experience surveying legislative staff and has published on best practices for doing so. Dr. Long is also involved in examining the use of research in legislation through deductive coding of legislative bills.
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412-537-1591
ecl5218@psu.edu
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Elizabeth Long is an Assistant Research Professor and Director of Research and Evaluation with the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC). In this role, she leads the quantitative evaluation of the RPC’s impact and investigates strategies for improving the reach of research among policymakers. Given her background in examining the etiology of substance misuse, she is particularly interested in bridging substance use research and policy. She has substantial experience surveying legislative staff and has published on best practices for doing so. Dr. Long is also involved in examining the use of research in legislation through deductive coding of legislative bills.
Contact Information
412-537-1591
ecl5218@psu.edu
Research-to-Policy Collaboration 
Exploring Legislative Frameworks for Leveraging and Measuring Research Use 
Testing Research Strategies and Impact among Policymakers to Reduce Inequalities Precipitated by COVID-19 
Testing Science Communication Strategies and Impact among Policymakers During a National Crisis 
Impact of the Research-to-Collaboration Model: Testing an Approach to Improve the Use of Research Evidence
PRC to have strong presence at SPR Annual Meeting, May 30-June 2 
Advancing the relevance of research to policymakers during times of crisis 
Getting racial equity research into the hands of policymakers 
New survey measures the role of science in U.S. Congress 
SPR 'Abstract of Distinction' award goes to Research-to-Policy Collaborative 
Despite advances, behavioral health legislation still lags behind
- SciComm Optimizer for Policy Engagement: A randomized controlled trial of the SCOPE model on state legislators' research use in public discourse
Scott, J. T., Collier, K. M., Pugel, J., O’Neill, P., Long, E. C., Fernandes, M. A., Cruz, K., Gay, B., Giray, C., & Crowley, D. M. (2023). Implementation Science, 18(1).
- How substance use prevention research gets used in United States federal policy
Long, E. C., Scott, J. T., Craig, L. E., Prendergast, S., Pugel, J., & Crowley, D. M. (2022). Addiction, 117(8), 2235-2241.
- Cultivating researcher-policymaker partnerships: A randomized controlled trial of a model for training public psychologists
Crowley, D. M., Scott, J. T., Long, E. C., Green, L., Giray, C., Gay, B., Israel, A., Storace, R., McCauley, M., & Donovan, M. (2021). American Psychologist, 76(8), 1307-1322.
- Rapid-cycle experimentation with state and federal policymakers for optimizing the reach of racial equity research
, D.M. (2021). American Journal of Public Health. Advance online publication.
- A new measure to understand the role of science in U.S. Congress: Lessons learned from the Legislative Use of Research Survey (LURS)
Long, E.C., Smith, R.L., Scott, J.T., Gay, B., Giray, C., Storace, R., Guillot-Wright, S., & Crowley, D.M. (2021).Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice. Advance online publication.
- Lawmakers' use of scientific evidence can be improved
Crowley, D. M., Scott, J. T., Long, E. C., Green, L., Israel, A., Supplee, L., Jordan, E., Oliver, K., Guillot-Wright, S., Gay, B., Storace, R., Torres-Mackie, N., Murphy, Y., Donnay, S., Reardanz, J., Smith, R., McGuire, K., Baker, E., Antonopoulos, A., McCauley, M. & Giray, C. (2021). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(9), e2012955118.
